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2019 AFCON: Rohr Satisfied Over Super Eagles’ Third Place Finish - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 18, 2019
Super Eagles Coach,Gernot Rohr has expressed satisfaction over Nigeria’s third place finish at the2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON tournament in Egypt.
Odion Ighalo’s earlygoal in the third minute gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tunisia in theirthird-place playoff yesterday Wednesday.
The forward, who is thetournament’s top scorer with five goals, was gifted an easy tap-in following aTunisian defensive mix-up.
This was after JamiluCollins’ cross from the left was poorly parried by goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifaagainst the legs of defender Yassine Meriah.
Rohr told newsmenduring a post-match conference that he was satisfied with the team’sperformance, adding that he was very positive about the future.
On his part, CoachAlain Giresse of Tunisia said that he was proud of what his team achieved atthis year’s AFCON, adding that Tunisia had lots of hope for the next AFCON andWorld Cup.Hig+��M��


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2019 AFCON: Rohr Says Eagles Lost To A Better Team - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2019
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr hasadmitted that his team lost to a better side in the semifinals of the 2019African Cup of Nations, AFCON in Egypt.
Riyad Mahrez’s goal from a free-kickwith few seconds left to play, condemned Nigeria to a 2-1 defeat and steeredAlgeria to their first AFCON Final match in twenty nine years.
Rohr told newsmen during apost-match interview that it was a game of two halves, adding however thatAlgeria were the better side at the end of the day.
Algerian Coach, Djamel Belmadi onhis part said his side had a tough game against a tough opponent, adding thatit had to take the quality of Mahrez to decide the result of the match.
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2019 AFCON: Rohr Says Super Eagles 70 % Ready For Tournament - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2019
SuperEagles Coach, Gernot Rohr is on the final lap of preparations for the Egypt2019 African Nations Cup and he wants everybody involved in the process to getserious.
Speakingon the friendly match against Egypt in Asaba, Rohr said he has chosen 69 percent of the players he will need to succeed at the Nations Cup, adding that therest will come from a pool that has been working with him for the past threeyears.
Expressinghis delight with the performance of the new players in his squad, theFranco-German said things were gradually falling to shape, adding that theolder members of the team know that they would only retain their positions ifthey worked hard.���� �


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2019 AFCON: Rohr Warns Eaglet Not To Under-Estimate Burundi, Madagascar - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 22, 2019
Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr says they cannot afford to writeoff their rivals in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON Group B.
The group has two debutants in Burundi and Madagascar, but onecannot write them off completely because they qualified from their respectivegroups in the qualifiers according to the coach.
Rohr said for Guinea, they have players playing in Europe;England, France, and Belgium and they also have one wonderful player inBordeaux.
The last time Nigeria won the continental tournament was in 2013which was their third title.Thetournament will be hosted by Egypt between 21 June and 19 July 2019.

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2019 AFCON: Seychelles In Nigeria For Qualifying Match Against Super Eagles - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 20, 2019
The delegation of Senior National Team ofSeychelles, known as Pirates, has landed in Nigeria for Friday’s 2019 AfricaCup of Nations qualifying match against the Super Eagles.
A 29-man delegation of the Pirates arrived Abujaaboard an Ethiopian Airline flight on Tuesday afternoon, and would be flown toAsaba on Wednesday.
Group leaders Nigeria have already secured theirplace in the finals and will be in the pot for the draw on Friday, 12th Aprilat CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, while the Pirates were long eliminated and haveonly come to fulfill the fixture.
The Eagles are also at the same time preparing for aprestige friendly game against the Pharaohs of Egypt, who are seven-timechampions and record winners of the continent’s most prestigious footballdiadem.
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2019 AFCON: Super Eagles Arrives Cairo, Plot Bafana Bafana’s Fall - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 9, 2019
TheSuper Eagles left their camp in Alexandria for Cairo, the capital city to beginpreparations for the quarterfinal showdown against the Bafana Bafana of SouthAfrica.
Thematch, which holds in Cairo tomorrow, will be another grudge game between thetwo countries.
TheBafana Bafana nearly prevented the Super Eagles from making it to Egypt 2019AFCON following a shock 2-0 defeat of the Nigerians in their home ground, Uyo,in the first leg of the qualifiers in 2018.
Ittook extra efforts from the Super Eagles to overcome the impact of that defeat,having missed two previous editions of the AFCON in 2015 and 2017.
Whilethe Super Eagles secured their quarterfinal ticket at the expense of Cameroun,Bafana Bafana edged out the host nation, Egypt to create one of the biggestupsets in the competition.


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2019 AFCON: Super Eagles Dash South African Dreams To Progress - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 11, 2019
The Super Eagles advance to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,AFCON semi-finals with a 2-1 win over South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Cairo.
Samuel Chukwueze had opened scoring in the 27thminute, whileBongani Zungu drew Bafana Bafana level in the 71st minute.
But, as extra time was knocking at the door, defenderWilliam Ekong scored to dash South African hopes.
Similarly President Muhammadu Buhari has in a statement,congratulated the team for another spectacular outing that has set Nigeria oncourse for the next level in the ongoing AFCON tournament in Egypt.
Also The Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr could not resist a dig atthe VAR system after his team’s win 2-1 over South Africa. He said the timetaken to confirm his opponents’ goal had unsettled his team. The system wasintroduced at the quarter-final stage and is being used in the competition forthe first time.
Rohr also praised the character of his side who came backfrom 2-1 down to beat Cameroon 3-2 in the previous round and grabbed a latewinner in Wednesday’s match.m$�2}2W3J


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2019 AFCON: Super Eagles Not Under Pressure To Win Trophy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF First Vice-PresidentSeyi Akinwunmi has said that the body did not expect the Super Eagles to winthe African Cup of Nations, AFCON at all cost.
Akinwunmi explained that the Glass House footballadministration would not put pressure the Gernot Rohr-tutored team but expectthat the team should be at their best.
Akinwunmi however, said that the team had been givenenough incentive that could aid their performance during the football fiesta inEgypt.
The Super Eagles will begin their quest for theirfourth glory when the biennial football hostilities take centre stage in Egyptfrom June 21 to July 19.
Akinwunmi urged Nigerians to support the team, addingthat the support would help the team to be at their best instead of puttingpressure on the team.

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2019 AFCON: Super Eagles To Regroup Middle Of Next Month - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 30, 2019
Members of the Nigerian Super Eagles are expected to regroup for the final preparations for the Egypt 2019 African Nations Cup shortly after the end of the major European football seasons.
Nigeria is in Group ‘B’ alongside Burundi, Guinea and Madagascar at the African Nations Cup, which will hold in Egypt in June and to be ready for the Super Eagles’ first game against Burundi on June 22nd.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF confirmed that Coach Gernot Rohr and his team will begin preparation for the championship in the middle of May in the country.
The Super Eagles will converge in Asaba before moving to a centre in North Africa for acclimatization before heading to Egypt.
Meanwhile, Kenya Coach, Sebastian Migne has explained his decision to pass on the opportunity of playing against Nigeria and Tunisia in international friendlies ahead of the African Nations Cup.


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2019 AFCON: Tickets Prices Slashed After Local Fans Backlash - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 16, 2019
The 2019 African Cup of Nations’ organising committee has reduced ticket prices after a backlash from Egyptian football fans last month over excessive costs.
Tickets for the Egyptian national team’s matches in the summer tournament, which will take place in the country, were initially priced at two hundred pounds, about twelve dollars for the cheapest admission and graduated up to six hundred pounds.
The reductions took place to ease the burden off of Egyptian soccer fans.
Living costs have soared since Egypt devalued their currency and slashed subsidies in order to receive a twelve billion dollars bailout from the International Monetary Fund in 2016.
Egypt will host the competition for the fifth time this June and July, with 24 teams participating for the first time in an expanded format.
Other games not involving the host nation are still set at a slightly lower price.
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2019 AFCON: VAR Now To Be Used From Quarter-Finals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 9, 2019
TheVideo Assistant Referee (VAR) system will now be introduced from thequarter-finals stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
Thiswill increase the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filledwith refereeing controversy but has this year been rather muted.
Itwas originally planned that VAR would be used from the semi-finals stage, butit will now be brought in from the last eight games which begins on Wednesdayin Cairo.
Severalmarginally offside calls and an erroneous handball decision, which Ghana feltmight have contributed to their early exit from the tournament, have been the extentof controversy in Egypt.
But,at this ongoing tournament, this has also been a triumph for the battered reputationof African referees.
VARhas not been extensively used on the continent but it has produced situationswhich have tarnished the game’s image.t�6�To�F

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2019 AFCON: We’ve Resolved To Play For Our Nation - Musa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
Super Eagles’ ViceCaptain, Ahmed Musa has said that the team has decided to play for the nationfirst against any issue that might make them lose focus at the ongoing AfricanCup of Nations in Egypt.
This followedindications that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF was yet to fully resolvethe match bonus issues that cropped up last week.
Musa said at theteam’s pre-match conference that though they had some issues, they had to keepthose issues aside so that they can concentrate on the next game.


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2019 Africa Cup Of Nations: Gernot Rohr Defends Mikel Obi, Kelechi Iheanacho For AFCON - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 24, 2019
Coachof the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has firmly defended the choice of his 25-manprovisional teal list for the forthcoming Total CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt2019, insisting that addition of captain Mikel Obi was strategic towards a successfulouting for the team.
Therehave been pockets of criticisms with the latest being that of erstwhile SuperEagles coach, Dutchman Jo Bonfrere over the inclusion of the ‘absentee’ Mikelwho last played for the Super Eagles since 26th June 2018 in the 2-1 loss toArgentina at Russia 2018 World Cup.
Butspeaking with newsmen, Rohr, the former Bayern Munich defender was adamant overhis choices.
TheGerman coach equally defended the inclusion of striker Kelechi Iheanacho whoseform has dipped in recent months with Leicester City in the English PremierLeague, adding being on the list only offers the players the opportunity tofight for a place in the final 23-man list for the AFCON.The Super Eagles aredrawn in an interesting Group B for Egypt 2019 along with Guinea and the duo ofMadagascar and Burundi who would be making their debut at the AFCON, Nigeriawould kick off the tournament on 22nd June against Burundi at the AlexandriaStadium


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2019 Africa Games: Aigbogun Says Flying Eagles On Track For Gold - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 10, 2019
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles Coach, PaulAigbogun has said that the Flying Eagles are on track for top honours at theAfrica Games in Morocco.
The Nigeria Under-20 won their thirdtest game on Friday when they beat Godoksky football club 2-1.
The Flying Eagles are drawn inGroup-A along with hosts Morocco, South Africa and Burkina Faso at the 2019 AllAfrica Games.
Nigeria won the All Africa Gamesfootball Gold in 1973 when the country staged the continental sports fiesta.Two years ago they won bronze medal in Congo Brazzaville.


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2019 Africa Games: Nigeria Wins 3 Golds In Badminton, Basketball, Weightlifting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2019
Nigeria has increased its medals at the ongoing All Africa Games in Morocco, winning three gold medals in badminton, basketball and weightlifting.
Team Nigeria defeated Algeria 3-0 in the Badminton mixed event in Casablanca.
The duo of Enejoh Abah and Peace Orji set the tone when they dispatched the Algerian combination of Kocella Mamaeri and Linda Maziri 2-1 in the Mixed Doubles. It was not an easy battle as the Algerians won the first game 21-16.
The Nigerians fought back in the second match to win 21-18. Team Nigeria also took the third game 21-19.
Nigeria also defeated Mali 21-20 to win gold medal in women basketball.
Team Nigeria also won bronze medal in the male category.
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2019 African Games: Sports Minister Says Presidential Reception Awaits Team Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 19, 2019
The Minister of Youths and SportsDevelopment, Sunday Dare says there will be a presidential reception for theathletes that represented Nigeria at the recent African Games held in Morocco.
Dare announced this while briefingState House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meetingpresided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The Minister said that the nation’sfemale and male basketball teams had also creditably acquitted themselves andwould also be given presidential reception, adding that the reception would beat a yet to be fixed date.
The Team Nigeria came second on thetable at the 2019 African Games in Morocco with one hundred and twenty sevenmedals behind Egypt which topped the table with two hundred and seventy threemedals.
Nigeria came second on medals tableright after Egypt; Nigeria had 46 Gold medals, 33 silver medals, 48 bronzemedals a total of 127 medals as against that of Egypt that had 273 medals.

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2019 Agreement: ASUU Criticizes Education Minister Over Dodging Mediation Comment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 18, 2022
ASUU National President of Emmanuel Osodeke however expressed doubt at the comment from a top government official, noting that comment does not deserve any response.
Also speaking on the issue, the Chairman of the University of Ilorin chapter of ASUU Moyosore Ajao described the comment as ridiculous and wondered whether Adamu was insinuating that he did not have the means of contacting the leaders of ASUU. He added that the monitoring team set up was ensuring total compliance with the strike call.
It was gathered that, after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Minister, in an interview with State House Correspondent said the government was looking for leaders of the union to continue negotiations with them before they embarked on strike. He also stressed that the government was surprised that while some of the union’s demands were being met, members went on strike.

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2019 All African Games: Sports Ministry Tasks Athletes On Discipline, Patriotism - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2019
The Permanent Secretary, FederalMinistry of Youths and Sports Development, Olusade Adesola has urged Nigerian athletesto the 12African Games in Morocco to be disciplined andpatriotic.
Adesola, while visiting theathletes’ camps in Abuja as they prepare to depart Nigeria for Morocco, saidthis was important in the quest to win medals at the Games.
The Permanent Secretary assured theathletes that everything had been put in place in terms of welfare andlogistics to ensure a good outing for them.
The 12th African Games is scheduledfor between August 19 to 31 in Rabat,Morocco. Team Nigeria, comprising four hundred and sixty two athletes andofficials, will depart Nigeria for Morocco in two batches from Thursday.
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2019 Annual Investment Meeting: Buhari Calls For Safe, Inclusive Digital World - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 8, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders to come up with proposals to create a digital world that is accessible, inclusive and safe to all.
He made the call in his keynote speech at the 2019 Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai on Monday.
Buhari, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said a certain level of regulation was needed to preserve the integrity of the digital economy.
The theme of the summit is: ‘Mapping the Future of Foreign Direct Investment: Enriching World Economies through Digital Globalization.’’
Acknowledging that digital globalisation is transforming the world almost every day with innovations and transformative ideas, the Nigerian leader cautioned that the cyber world would remain a constant threat if left unregulated.
He decried the use of the cyberspace to manipulate elections, subvert the democratic rights of citizens as well as propagate violence.


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2019 Army Small Arms Tourney: 1 DIV Wins 8 Trophies, Showers Gifts On Team - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 19, 2019
The General Officer Commanding GOC 1 Division,Nigerian Army, Major General Faruk Yahya, has received the eight trophies wonby the Division during the 2019 Nigerian Army Small Arms competition held inIbadan, Oyo State.
The Division came first in AK 47, Pistol, battlemarksmanship, falling plate, female event, NA marksmanship, best shot AK47individual event and best shot SLDR to emerge the overall winners of thecompetition.
The team garnered 2,276 points to beat eight teamsincluding the host, 2 Division Ibadan.
At a ceremony to welcome the team on Monday inKaduna, the GOC described the performance of the team as heartwarming.
Earlier, the Deputy Chief of staff, 1 DivisionKaduna, Colonel Ibrahim Gambari, also commended the team for its prowess,noting that the last time the Division won the competition was about 20 yearsago.
He attributed the team’s success to the exemplaryleadership and support of the GOC.

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2019: Atiku Rejects Election Results, Heads To Court - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 27, 2019
The Presidential candidate of the People’sDemocratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the outcome of the February 23presidential election.
Atiku, in a statement he personally signed Wednesdaymorning, said if he had lost in a free and fair election, he would have calledthe winner, President Buhari within seconds of his being aware of the outcomeof the exercise.
He said the election was not free, fair and that itwas full of many irregularities.
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2019 Beach World Cup: NFF Disbands Sand Eagles For Unimpressive Outing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 19, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has suspended the SuperSand Eagles and decided that Nigeria would no longer participate ininternational beach soccer tournaments indefinitely.
The resolution was reached after the Annual General Assemblyin Benin, Edo State by the Executive Committee of the Federation.
The Federation’s board lamented the insignificant outing ofthe team at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay last month and“totally decided to put on hold Nigeria’s participation in international beachsoccer tournaments until certain benchmarks, most importantly the creation of abeach soccer league in the country, are met.
A five-man committee  headed by chairman of theOrganising Committee, Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’,Felix Anyansi-Agwu and Mohammed Sanusi was put in place to determine themodalities and guidelines, and to encourage States wishing to inauguratefull-steam beach soccer leagues and compete among themselves orinternationally.
Also, the Board has approved another five-year contract forthe General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, with effect from January 1, 2020, whilea four-year contract and first year being probationary was approved for theDeputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme.

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2019 Budget: Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
March 19, 2019
The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2019 appropriation bill ofN8.82 trillion for second reading.
The budget has a recurrent expenditure of N4 trillion while N2 trilliongoes for capital expenditure with N2.2 trillion and N492 billion for debtservicing and statutory transfers respectively.
Speaking at the end of deliberations, Senate President, BukolaSaraki advised that there is still a lot of work that needs to be doneconcerning the issue of the actual capital expenditure.
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2019 Budget: Buhari Signs N8.92trn Appropriation Bill Into Law With Reservations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 27, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari, who on Monday signed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.92trillion into law, said adjustment of the budget by the National Assembly mayaffect its smooth implementation.
Speakingat the event which took place at the president’s mini-conference room,Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari said the addition of aboutN90billion to the N8.83trillion he submitted to the legislature would make itdifficult for government to realise its set objectives.
He,however, stated that the executive arm of government would dialogue with theforthcoming ninth National Assembly so as to make life much better forNigerians.
Accordingto the president, his administration will look at how to improve the budgetprocess in order to speed up its consideration as well as return the country tothe January to December fiscal year timetable.
Heappreciated the Ministers of Budget and National Planning, Finance, the budgetoffice of the federation and all other stakeholders that played key roles inproducing the document.
PresidentBuhari also lauded the leadership and members of the National Assembly for theefforts they put in passing the 2019 appropriation bill.


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2019 Budget: Minister Allays Fears Over Oil Price Benchmark - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2019
TheMinister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma has allayed fears overthe oil price benchmark for the 2019 budget.
Therehave been concerns by stakeholders that the 60-dollars-per-barrel projectionwas too ambitious considering the volatility of the international crude market.
ButUdoma told a National Assembly joint committee hearing on the 2019Appropriation Bill in Abuja that there was no cause of alarm.
TheMinister, however, said the government was monitoring the oil prices asdirected by President Muhammadu Buhari, and would work with the NationalAssembly for adjustment if the need arose.i


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2019 Budget: NEITI Laments That FAAC, IGR Cannot Fund 28 States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 13, 2019
The Nigeria Extractive IndustriesTransparency Initiative, NEITI has said the 2019 budgets as already presentedby thirty five states cannot be adequately funded even by combined netFederation Allocation Account Committee, FAAC disbursements to each state in2017 and 2018.
NEITI in its latest Quarterly Reviewreleased in Abuja also noted that total state revenues FAAC and InternallyGenerated Revenue, IGR in 2017 and 2018 cannot fund 2019 budgets of twentyeight states.
NEITI Spokesman Orji Ogbonnaya Orji saidthere is no state whose net FAAC disbursements in either 2017 or 2018 canadequately finance their budgets for 2019, Net disbursements to states in 2017as a percentage of the 2019 budgets ranged between two point two five per centfor Cross River and forty three appoint one per cent for Yobe states.
According to the NEITI, the gap in theability of FAAC disbursements to finance state budgets has made it inevitablefor most of the states to rely more on borrowing as against the urgency ofembarking on creative measures to improve internally generated revenues (IGR).


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2019 Budget: PMB Signs Appropriation Bill Into Law Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
May 27, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to signthe 2019 Appropriation Bill into law today ahead of his inauguration onWednesday for a second term in office.
Among those expected to witness the eventholding at the State House, Abuja are the Senate President Bukola Saraki andHouse of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
According to his schedule, the signing of thebudget bill is among the series of activities the President is expected tocarry out today.
Last month, the Senate and the Lower Houseunanimously raised the budget from eight point eight two trillion to eightpoint nine, one six trillion naira.The amount approved by theNational Assembly is ninety billion naira higher than the eight point eight twosix trillion naira President Buhari laid before the lawmakers in December 2018.


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2019 Budget: Saraki Gives Committee Thursday Deadline To Submit Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 9, 2019
Senate President Bukola Saraki has given the Appropriations Committee till Thursday to submit the 2019 budget report.
Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Sunny Ogbuoji told the Senate that only 24 out of 61 sub-committees had submitted their reports.
Saraki insisted that the budget report must be presented on Thursday, April 11th ahead of the April 16th approval of the money bill.
The Senate President noted the Appropriations committee will be forced to use Executive submissions if the sub-committees fail to submit their reports to the Committee by Wednesday.
Saraki said, it is unfortunate that only 24 committees have submitted their reports.

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2019 Budget: Senate Again Defers On Bill Passage Due Non Data Availability - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 25, 2019
The Senate has postponed the passage of the 2019 budget to next week due to non-availability of details. This is the third time that the Red Chamber would be deferring the passage of the country’s money bill.
Senate President Bukola Saraki had earlier said the budget would be passed on April 16thto no avail. The budget report was listed for presentation on April 9th, but it was not laid.
The Senate Appropriation Committee headed by Mohammed Danjuma Goje laid the budget report on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, April 17, but it was not considered that day.
The Red Chamber listed the budget consideration and passage on the Order Paper yesterday.
However, when Senators reached the item, Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan observed that both Goje and his Deputy Sunny Ogbouji were not on the floor and he said the item should be stepped down.
But Saraki said Goje had informed him that some Senators were yet to get details of the budget and that he directed the Clerk of the Senate to ensure that they get printed copies latest by last Monday.


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Abubakar Abubakar
March 20, 2019
The Senate has resumed the consideration of thegeneral principles of the 2019 Appropriation Bill with more knocks on thebudget.
The upper chamber slated the passage of the 8.83trillion naira budget estimates for next month.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, after theconclusion of the debate of the general principles of the fiscal document, gavethe Appropriation Committee where the budget proposal was referred to, twoweeks to turn in its report for consideration and passage.
The upper chamber resolved to ignore heads of Ministries,Departments and Agencies MDAs, who may fail to appear before the sub-committeesto defend their budget proposals.
Sub-committees were mandated to adopt the proposalsas submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the NationalAssembly at the event that any MDA failed to appear before them.
The lawmakers resolved, like it was the case in thepast, not to run after heads of MDAs who may refuse to appear before thesub-committees to defend their budget proposals and estimates.
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March 22, 2019
SenatePresident, Bukola Saraki, says the senate will commence debate on the generalprinciples of the 2019 Appropriation Bill.
Saraki,who made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday said the debate would endon March 19.
Healso urged the lawmakers to put their names on the plenary register for compilationto ensure orderly debate.
TheSecond Reading of the 2019 Budget was suspended due to Christmas break, and theneed to create space for the 2019 General Elections.
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2019 Budget: Senate To Commence Debate On Bill Wednesday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2019
SenatePresident, Bukola Saraki, says the senate will commence debate on the generalprinciples of the 2019 Appropriation Bill.
Saraki,who made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday said the debate would endon March 19.
Healso urged the lawmakers to put their names on the plenary register for compilationto ensure orderly debate.
TheSecond Reading of the 2019 Budget was suspended due to Christmas break, and theneed to create space for the 2019 General Elections.
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2019 Children’s Day: ICPC Establishes 1,500 Anti-Corruption Clubs In Schools Nationwide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 28, 2019
The Independent Corrupt PracticesAnd Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Has Established About One ThousandFive Hundred Anti-Corruption Clubs And Vanguards In Secondary And TertiarySchools Nationwide.
The Commission’s Chairman BolajiOwasanoye Made This Known At An Event To Mark This Year’s InternationalChildren’s Day Celebration In Abuja.
Owasanoye Said The Event Was AimedAt Making A Strong Statement On The Imperative Of Youth Active Participation InThe Anti-Corruption Fight.The Clubs Are Formed In Public And PrivateSecondary Schools, While The Vanguards Are In Public And Private TertiaryInstitutions. The Schools Have A Minimum Of One Hundred Students AsMembers.  The Theme Of The Event Was “Marking The International Children’sDay, The Anti-Corruption Way’’.


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2019 Children’s Day: ICPC Establishes 1,500 Anti-Corruption Clubs In Schools Nationwide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Independent Corrupt PracticesAnd Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Has Established About One ThousandFive Hundred Anti-Corruption Clubs And Vanguards In Secondary And TertiarySchools Nationwide.
The Commission’s Chairman BolajiOwasanoye Made This Known At An Event To Mark This Year’s InternationalChildren’s Day Celebration In Abuja.
Owasanoye Said The Event Was AimedAt Making A Strong Statement On The Imperative Of Youth Active Participation InThe Anti-Corruption Fight.
The Clubs Are Formed In Public AndPrivate Secondary Schools, While The Vanguards Are In Public And PrivateTertiary Institutions. The Schools Have A Minimum Of One Hundred Students AsMembers.  The Theme Of The Event Was “Marking The International Children’sDay, The Anti-Corruption Way’’.


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2019 Democracy Day: Saraki Charges Newly Sworn-In Leaders To Work For Nigeria’s Development - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 29, 2019
In commemoration of the 2019 Democracy Day, SenatePresident Bukola Saraki has urged newly sworn-in leaders to work for thedevelopment of Nigeria.
Saraki also congratulated Nigerians on the country’sattainment of 20 years of uninterrupted democracy and urged the people to usedemocracy to institutionalise peace and genuine development.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser onMedia and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, the Senate President described thecommemoration of 20 years of democracy as a thing of joy in view of the manypositive developments the country has witnessed since May 29, 1999.
He advised Nigerians to fully take ownership ofdemocracy and its institutions and use them to “entrench peace, welfare andimproved standard of living for all our people.”
He said democracy is about the people and the peopleshould use democracy to achieve social justice, equity, inclusiveness andeconomic self-reliance.


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2019 Easter: FRSC Tasks Motorists On Attitudinal Change On Safety - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 20, 2019
The Corps-Marshal of the   Federal Road SafetyCorps, FRSC Boboye Oyeyemi,   has called for deep reflection byChristian Faithful and love for  one another, especially  whileusing the roads during Easter .
Oyeyemi, who stated this in a statement, urged Christians totake advantage of the spiritual benefits of the season, which he said wasbeyond mere merriments.
He said that the traffic chaos normally experienced duringthe period was uncalled for adding that the experience showed lack ofconsideration and love for one another by motorists, acts that contradicted thespirituality of the period.
According to Oyeyemi, it is a collective campaign againstthe menace of road traffic crashes in the country. He said that the corps hadput some measures in place to ensuring safer and peaceful celebrations.
He added that adequate numbers of personnel and logisticshad been mobilised to cover all roads across the country.


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2019 Easter: Saraki Calls For ‘Selfless Service’ From Nigerians In His Message - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 19, 2019
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called on Nigerians to commit themselves to selfless service and make sacrifices in the interest of the country.
Saraki made the call in an Easter message to Christians in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu.
The President of the Senate stated that the Easter period was again a reminder that Jesus Christ whose birth, life, passion, death and resurrection brought salvation to mankind.
Saraki acknowledged the challenges facing the country and such obstacles are surmountable if we all play our roles patriotically and commit to be our brother’s keeper.
He urged Christians not to always relent in prayers for God’s positive intervention in the affairs of the country.


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2019 Election: 60 Presidential Candidates Fault PDP, Atiku - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 25, 2019
About sixty presidential candidates in the 2019 general elections have faulted the People’s Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the controversy surrounding the use of a server, describing it as unnecessary.
They also criticised the report of European Union Election Observer Mission which alleged a lack of transparency in the guidelines of election.
The parties under the aegis of Joint Forum of sixty Presidential Candidates and National Chairmen, at a press conference addressed by Mohammed Shittu, said the Independent National Electoral Commission did creditably well.
The event was also attended by the Co-Convener of the forum and chairman of West African Coalition of Political Parties, Chief Perry Opara.


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2019 Election: Afenifere Leader Says He Has Evidence That Buhari Rigged Polls - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 1, 2019
A factional leader of the Pan-African Yoruba group,Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo said he has evidence that Nigeria’s President MuhammaduBuhari rigged his re-election in February.
Adebanjo had, in February, described the 2019 presidentialelection as a joke.
He insisted he will not recognise Buhari, who wasdeclared the winner of the election by the Independent National ElectoralCommission,INEC, as president.
But Buhari was declared the winner of the election.He polled 15, 191, 847 votes while Abubakar, a former Nigerian vice presidentbetween 1999 and 2007, got 11, 262, 978 votes.
Unsatisfied with the election result, Atiku, whoalleged the election was rigged is currently challenging the presidentialelection result at the Election Tribunal.While the tribunal is still hearing the case,Adebanjo said Buhari would only be clear of the election rigging allegations ifhe is declared as the winner by the Supreme Court.


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2019 Election: ECOWAS Urges Candidates To Accept Results “In Good Faith” - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2019
The ECOWAS Head ofElection Observation Mission to Nigeria Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called on allcandidates in the Presidential and National Assembly elections to accept theresults in good faith.
The former LiberianPresident said this during a briefing on the mission’s preliminary declarationon the elections in Abuja.
Johnson-Sirleaf alsosaid the elections were largely peaceful and transparent as voters were able tocast their votes freely. She said the mission commends the general public andthe voters for their patience and determination to exercise their civic responsibility.
The mission commendedINEC and security agencies for their dedication and professionalism in spite ofthe several security challenges faced during the process.
She said there werealso disruptions due to outbreak of violence in some places, which resulted inthe loss of lives and election materials. She urged INEC to take steps toaddress the many shortcomings, including operational capacity and system thatwere observed all through the process

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2019 Election: European Union Observers Meet Lawan, Submit Report To Senate Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 18, 2019
The European Union Election Observer Mission, EU-EOM is expected to meet today tuesday with Senate President Ahmad Lawan and officially present its report on the 2019 general elections to the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The emergency meeting had been communicated in a letter signed by the leader of the delegation, Ketil Karlsen, wherein it had been agreed for the panel to meet with the Nigeria’s number three citizen in Abuja to deliberate observed flaws with a view to conducting better elections in the future in consonance with the bloc’s practical solutions.
However, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC Timi Frank maintained that the EU document had given vent to the claim by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar, that the votes were allegedly manipulated. He called for the immediate resignation, arrest and prosecution of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu.


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2019: Election Tribunal Receives 18 Petitions In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 12, 2019
The Chairman, National and State Assembly ElectionPetitions Tribunal in Kaduna State, Justice A. H. Suleiman, says the tribunalhas received eighteen petitions from candidates not satisfied with the outcomeof the just concluded 2019  polls in thestate.
Suleiman who addressed lawyers and Newsmen duringthe tribunal inaugural sitting in Kaduna, said 10 of the petitions were inrespect of the February 23rd  NationalAssembly elections, while eight were for the March 9thState House of  Assembly poll.
He warned that absence of parties and their Counselwill not stop proceedings of the tribunal, adding that where necessary,“appropriate provisions of the Rules of Court or Practice Direction as the casemay be will be invoked against the defaulting party.“
The Chairman stressed that the parties and Counselare forewarned to desist from engaging in any untoward act that may stifle theadministration of justice.


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2019 Elections Applications: Tribunal In Kaduna Delivers Judgment On 6 Out Of 14 Petitions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 1, 2019
The National and State AssemblyElection Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kaduna today said it had so fardelivered judgments on six out of the fourteen petitions filed before it.
The Tribunal’s Secretary, HafsatSuleiman made this known shortly after the tribunal dismissed a petitionbrought before it by Benjamin Faing for lacking in merit.
The fourteen petitions arechallenging various decisions by INEC in the February 23andMarch 9 Polls in the state.
Hafsat explained that the tribunalhad concluded the three petitions challenging INEC’s decision on two senatorialelections petitions against the election of Uba Sani of APC in the KadunaCentral Senatorial District.
She said the tribunal had also concluded the petition filed against INEC’s return of the Danjuma La’ah of the PDP in the Kaduna South senatorial district poll among others.

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2019 Elections: Enugu Rec Lauds Turnout Of Voters - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2019
The Residents Electoral Commissioner RECin Enugu State, Emeka Ononamadu, has lauded residents of the state for theirimpressive and overwhelming turnout during the Presidential and NationalAssembly elections.
Ononamadu also thanked the electorate inthe state for their patience even in the face of delay in commencement of thepolls in some polling booths.
The REC explained that the delay inarrival of electoral staff and materials in some polling booths was notdeliberate but a fall out of logistics hitches caused by some transporters.
He said that some number of NYSC corpsmembers left at the state INEC headquarters were the reserve corpers meant toimmediately act as replacement in case any of the corp members already postedas ad hoc staff default.

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2019 Elections: FG Approves Visa Fee Waiver For Accredited Observers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2019
The Federal Government has approved visa fee waiver foraccredited observers and monitors of the nation’s upcoming general elections.
The Comptroller General Nigeria Immigration Service MuhammadBabandede, announced this in a statement in Abuja.
He said that the waiver was sequel to the re-scheduling ofthe general elections to Saturday for Presidential and National Assembly, fromFebruary 16th, and March 9th for Governorship and House of Assembly, from March2nd.
Babandede said that waiver was in consideration of theplight of accredited observers and monitors who were caught-up by there-scheduled elections.
He urged all affected individuals and organisations wishingto extend their stay or travel back to their countries and return for the nextelections to visit the Service Visa Desk at INEC Headquarters.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC gavelogistics and operational problems as reasons for postponing the polls.

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2019 Elections: INEC Says EFCC’s Intervention Gave Credibility To Polls - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2019
TheIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday said the interventionof the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC gave credibility to the2019 general elections.
TheResident Electoral Commissioner, REC Mutiu Agboke, in Oyo State, made thedisclosure on in Ibadan during a thank-you visit to the Ibadan Zonal Office ofthe anti-graft agency.
Itcould be recalled that the EFCC played a vital role in monitoring illicitmovement of cash and vote buying during the last general elections.
Agbokesaid that the monitoring of vote buying and selling in the last generalelections across the country prevented the exercise from being compromised.
Hesaid that war waged against vote buying by the anti-graft agency checkmatedvote compromises in the election and gave it more credibility.
Agbokesaid that apart from playing laudable roles during the buildup to theelections, the EFCC was there throughout the exercise.

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2019 Elections: INEC Says Just Concluded Polls Was An Improvement In Nigeria’s Electoral System - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2019
TheINEC National Commisoner in charge of Niger, Kaduna, Plateau states and theFederal Capital Territory,Antonia Simbine, said the 2019 polls showedsignificant improvement in the nation’s electoral system.
Simbinesaid this while presentating the Certificates of Return to Governor SimonLalong of Plateau, his deputy, Sonni Tyoden, and 23 members-elect of the stateHouse of Assembly in Jos.
Shesaid that the nation’s democracy was further deepened with the generalelections, pointing out that elections in the country were becomng morecompetitive.
Shesaid that the inconclusive elections recorded in some states with the attendantsupplementary polls clearly showed the competitive nature of the electoralprocess.
Simbinesaid that having conducted the sixth successive general elections without anymilitary interruptions, Nigeria’s “democracy is deepening incrementally.


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2019 Elections: INEC To Review, Debrief Process Between May, June - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 10, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INECsaid it would conduct an extensive review and debriefing on the just concluded2019 general elections, between May and June, in line with its existingpractice.
A statement by INEC National Commissioner andChaiman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye said that theproposal for the review and debriefing was approved by the commission at itsmeeting.
Okoye said that the review was intended to evaluatethe Commission’s performance of the key activities of the general elections.
He said this was with a view to addressingidentified challenges and strengthening operational and institutionalcapacities to conduct free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.
Okoye said the commission had commenced work on acomprehensive report of the 2019 general elections and had mandated itsElectoral Institute to undertake detailed researches into various aspects ofthe elections.


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2019 Elections: INEC Withdraws 25 Certificates-Of-Return - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says it has withdrawn 25 Certificates-of-Return issued to some candidates that won during the 2019 General Elections, following court orders.
The Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, said this at a `Forum on Media Coverage of 2019 General Elections’ held in Enugu.
Okoye noted that 20 of the 25 certificates-of-return were withdrawn from All Progressive Congress, APC members to other APC members; while two from People Democratic Party, PDP members were withdrawn and issued to other PDP members. He said that the other three were withdrawn from APC and PDP; and given to other political parties.
Okoye however lauded the media for its openness and robust engagement with the commission before, during and after the election, adding that the media had become critical stakeholders for the success of future elections. He noted that the media had become the first line of reach of the masses as well as platform for explanation of INEC political and electoral decisions.


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2019 Elections: INEC Worked Against Us In– Oshiomhole - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 30, 2019
Thenational chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomole hasalleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC worked againsthis party in the just-concluded general election.
Oshiomholedisclosed this during an interview tagged: “Hard Copy” on Channels Televisionon Friday evening.
Theformer labour leader alleged that the non-use of card readers caused the APC tolose elections in some states.
TheAPC lost governorship elections in four states it currently governs (Imo, Ogun,Adamawa and Bauchi) but won in two states currently governed by the opposition(Kwara and Gombe).
Oshiomholesaid he would never defend INEC’s “gross misconduct regarding last election.
Respondingto a question on the election of the leadership of the 9th National Assembly,Oshiomole said he has no power to appoint anyone as Senate President.
He,however, said all six geopolitical zones will have a principal officer in theSenate and in the House of Representatives.


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2019 Elections: Magu Explains Why EFCC Intervenes In Voters Inducement Cases - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 9, 2019
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu, has said that the commission intervened in the general elections to prevent the moneybags from determining the emergence of irresponsible politicians at the polls.
Magu stated this in Kampala, Uganda, during the ongoing Ninth Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa.  He added that the agency secured one hundred and eighty nine convictions in 2017 and recovered four hundred and thirty seven billion naira, ninety eight million dollars, seven million euros and two hundred and ninety four thousand pounds.
On inter-agency relationships, Magu said the commission strives to assist other government agencies in tackling corruption. The quest in 2018 saw the commission assist the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS to recover six point three billion naira in unremitted tax revenues.
In his paper titled: Creative Initiatives In The Fight Against Corruption In Nigeria, Magu noted that the EFCC’s intervention during the Presidential and National Assembly elections of March 9th and the gubernatorial and states Assembly polls on March 23rd  paid off with positive results.


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2019 Elections: NAF Begins Airlift Of Electoral Materials For INEC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 12, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force says it has commenced airlift of Independent National Electoral Commission electoral materials across the country for the conduct of Saturday’s elections.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
Daramola recalled that the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, had expressed the readiness of The Nigerian Air Force to avail INEC its transport aircraft to enable expeditious movement of electoral materials, as done in the past.

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2019 Elections: Onaiyekan Condemns Violence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2019
The outgoing Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John CardinalOnaiyekan, has condemned the violence which occurred in the 2019 generalelections.
He said the elections were supposed to offer opportunity forNigerians to choose those who would serve them and not a battlefield forwarriors fighting to capture power, conquer territory and people.
Onaiyekan made the remark in a homily at mass of the 1stPlenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and theDedication of Saint Gabriel Chapel Building at the Catholic Secretariat ofNigeria in Abuja.
The Cleric however charged those who won in the elections toalways discharge their duties, having in mind that power belongs to God aloneand He would demand for accountability on how power is used.Onaiyekan said the voter apathy during theGovernorship and State House of Assembly elections was as a protest and a voteof no confidence on the electoral process by the electorate


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2019 Elections: PDP To Petition U.N Over Alleged Militarization - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP says it has resolved topetition the United Nations over the role allegedly played by the Nigerianmilitary in the February 23rd Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyanstated this while addressing newsmen after the party’s expanded caucus meetingin Abuja. He said that the party would also report the role of the military toother global democratic institutions.
It decried the alleged militarisation of South-South aheadof Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly’s elections.
PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus, who also spoke, saidthe decision of the party to seek legal redress on the just concludedpresidential election was informed by the alleged rigging of the polls.
Secondus alleged that not only were electorate harassed, thead hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC were alsointimidated to rig the elections.


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2019 Elections: Politicians, Observers React To Conduct Of Exercise - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2019
Leaders, top politicians andinternational observers have reacted to the conduct of the 2019 presidentialand National Assembly elections from across the country.
Former Head of State, AbdulsalamiAbubakar urged contestants for various positions to accept the outcome in goodfaith.
General Abubakar whochairs the Nigeria Peace Committee thanked God that the exercise was peacefuleven as he urged Nigerians to sustain the tempo. He was impressed by theturnout of voters and commended the conduct of the election by INEC officials.
Also, former PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo after casting his votes in Abeokuta, Ogun State askedcandidates in presidential and National Assembly elections to display spirit ofsportsmanship by accepting outcome of the polls.
Obasanjo, however,decried late arrival of election materials at his polling unit, but describedthe election as orderly.
Similarly, immediatepast president, Goodluck expressed satisfaction with the conduct of theelection. He urged any candidate that loses election to concede defeat, asobtained in advanced countries.


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2019 Elections: Prosecute Electoral Offenders, Falana Tells FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 24, 2019
Human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN has called on the Federal Government to prosecute those who committed electoral offences during the last general elections despite its refusal to set up the electoral offences tribunal recommended by the Uwais Panel.
Speaking on the report of European Union, EU Election Observers, Falana blamed the Government for ignoring reports of both local and foreign observers, who monitored the polls.
In a statement, the rights activist said the last general election in Nigeria, the largest democracy in Africa took place between February and March 2019.
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2019 Elections: Senate In Rowdy Session Over Alleged Militarisation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 20, 2019
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy sessionfollowing a motion moved by Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven otherlawmakers on alleged militarisation of the 2019 elections.
The upper chamber became raucous when the MinorityLeader, Biodun Olujinmi, stood up to calm nerves that became frayed followingthe movement of the motion.
It took the intervention of the President of theSenate, Bukola Saraki, to restore calm to enable the lawmakers to discuss themotion.
Meanwhile, the Senate in the four-point prayer,moved by Melaye, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the recent amendmentto the Electoral Bill.
This, the Senate said, would create a level playingground for all political players and ensure the adoption of equal standards inthe country’s elections for a strong and peaceful democratic experience.
The upper chamber further condemned the allegedmassive use of the armed forces in the electoral process during the 2019elections in the country.


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2019 Elections: Tribunal Sacks Ondo PDP Federal Lawmaker - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 1, 2019
TheElection Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State has quashed theelection of Ikengboju Gboluga, who represents Okitipupa/Irele Federalconstituency in the Federal House of Representatives, under the platform of thePeople’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Therespondent was also said to have sworn allegiance to the United Kingdom, havingacquired the citizenship of the country, and therefore, the court said he wasnot eligible to contest the February 23, National Assembly election for hisallegiance to the UK.
Thetribunal then declared Albert Akintoye of the All Progressives Congress, APC asthe winner of the election and ordered the Independent National ElectoralCommission to issue a Certificate of Return to Akintoye after withdrawing samefrom Gboluga.

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2019: EU Observation Mission Chief Says Nigerians Are Happy To Vote - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 23, 2019
TheChief Observer, European Union, EU, Election Observation Mission, Maria Arena,says Nigerians are happy to vote their next leaders at the Presidential andNational Assembly general elections.
Shesaid this while briefing newsmen after observing the election process at apolling unit in Abuja on Saturday.
Arenasaid that it was important to vote freely. She added that they have seen a lotof Nigerians who are happy to vote and given an opportunity to vote theirleaders.
Shecommended the active involvement of women, based on the number she saw at thepolling units, adding that it was important to have more women in the electoralprocess.
Onher impression about the election process, she said that she could not give apersonal opinion, as there was a long term observation
mission which would come up with a report on observations at the end of theprocess.
Arenasaid that the mission has 90 observers all over the country and that themission has been collecting information on the election since January.

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2019 Father’s Day: Cleric Tasks Fathers On Leadership Roles - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 17, 2019
The Parish Priest,Saint. Joseph Mukasa Catholic Church, Gidan Mangoro, Abuja, Reverend FatherPaschal Ononuju has urged fathers to step up their leadership roles toinculcate morals and peace in their families for societal development.
Ononuju made the callin Abuja, while celebrating mass to mark the 2019 Fathers’ Day celebrationorganised by the Catholic Men Organisation of the parish.
He advised the fathersto strive to unite their families either things are going well or not.
The President, Catholic Men Organisation Daniel Chidolue in his address, outlined virtues of fathers to include discipline, communication, listening, conflict management and delegation of duties. He urged the fathers to implore the help of their wives to map out how to discipline their children in love knowing fully well that different personalities react to discipline in different ways.


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2019 FIBA :3×3 D’tigers Get Tough World Cup Qualification Draw - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Nigeria’s senior men’s 3×3 team has been grouped alongsideFrance,
Germany and Italy in Group A for a place in the 2019 FIBA3×3 World
Cup.
The men’s team currently ranked 76th in the world and 10thin Africa
failed to secure an automatic qualification after fallingshort of the FIBA
Africa Cup title in Benin Republic. They face the 3×3 superpowers in
San Juan, Puerto Rico between May 4th and 5th.
if the team is to stand a chance of qualifying for the WorldCup,then it
will hope to defeat world number 25, Germany and Italyranked 17th on
the global ranking table.
The FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017 winners will have their handsfull when
they come up against FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2016 bronzemedalists
France.
Team captain and Rivers Hoopers Basketball club new recruit,Abdul
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2019 FIVB: Nigeria To Attend Snow Volleyball In Argentina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 1, 2019
ThePresident of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Musa Nimrod said the country willtake part at the Snow Volleyball World Tour in Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina.
The2019 FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour is scheduled to take place from 1 to4 August, 2019.
Nigeriaplayers consists of Beach volleyball players; Tochukwu Nnoruga, FranciscaIkhiede, 2015 All-Africa Games Beach volleyball gold medallist, Isabella Languand Amara Uchechukwu.
Nimrodsaid the Federation Board decided to attend the second edition of the snowvolleyball, as part of her plans to make the game of volleyball more popular.He expressed optimism that the team will make a meaningful impact in Argentina.
Hesaid the Nigeria Volleyball Federation is taking a huge step, as it would beparticipating in the 2019 FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour.


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2019 Games: Balogun Shifts Focus To All African Games - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 9, 2019
Nigeria’s fast-rising wrestling sensation, Sunmisola Balogun has turned her attention to the forthcoming 2019 All Africa Games after winning gold medal at the just concluded Senior African Wrestling Championship held in Tunisia.
The Ondo state born athlete defeated Amina Ibrahim of Egypt, Amel Hammiche of Algeria in the first and second round, defeated Nour Jeljeli of Tunisia in the semi-final, before defeating Yvette Zie of Burkina Faso in the final of the 65kg to claim gold medal in her first senior category fight outside Nigeria.
Balogun, who won gold medals at the 2018 Africa Youth Games in Algiers and the 2018 National Sports Festival in Abuja, said she went to Tunisia determined to win a medal.
The 17-year-old is now looking forward to make the country proud at the 12th All African Games scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco from 19 August to 31 August 2019.


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2019 General Election: CSOs Says Exercise Not Credible - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 1, 2019
TheNigeria Civil Society Situation Room has claimed the 2019 general elections inNigeria failed to meet the minimum standards for free, fair and credible polls.
Theumbrella body of civil society organization in the country stated this whilepresenting its report on the 2019 elections in Abuja.
Presentingthe report, the Convener of the Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo said theelections did not meet the threshold for free, fair and credible elections.
The SituationRoom said that there were differences between the number of accredited votersand the total number of votes cast in many polling units, saying theIndependent National Electoral Commission operations fell short of itsidentified role.
Itadded that the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room’s observation of the 2019general elections reveal serious shortcomings that questioned the credibilityof the exercise.


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2019 General Elections: INEC Inaugurates Survey Group - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 26, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC hasinaugurated a study group on survey of critical issues and challenges on theconduct of the 2019 general elections.
The commission announced this in a statement by its Directorof Publicity and Voter Education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi in Abuja.
Osaze-Uzzi said that this was part of the interest in a morescientific approach to the assessment of issues and challenges faced in theconduct of the general elections.
He said that the survey entitled: ‘’TEI Survey on CriticalIssues and Challenges that Have Impacted On The Conduct, Outcome andPerformance of INEC in 2019 General Elections’, would be conducted under theauspices of The Electoral Institute, TEI.
Osaze-Uzzi said that S. S. Muhammad of Usmanu DanfodiyoUniversity Sokoto would also serve as lead Resource Person in the survey.


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2019 Governorship Election: Supreme Court Decides Ganduje, Tambuwal, Ihedioha Fate Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 13, 2020
The Supreme Court is expected totoday hear the appeals challenging the elections of Governors Umar Ganduje, ofKano, Waziri Tambuwal, of Sokoto and Emeka Ihedioha, of Imo Statesrespectively. The appeals will be argued conclusively before the panel of theapex court, while the judgment date would be fixed immediately after thehearings.
The appeals are part of the sevenoutstanding Governorship appeals before the apex court. Other appeals areagainst Governors Ahmadu Fintiri, of Adamawa; Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi; SamuelOrtom, of Benue and Simon Lalong, of Plateau States.
Governor Ganduje’s election is beingchallenged by Abba Kabiru Yusuf, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who isinsisting that he was won the election in majority of the local governments inKano before it was declared in-conclusive and a re-run ordered by theIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In Sokoto, APC’s Ahmed Aliyu iscontesting the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal. Also, Governor EmekaIhedioha’s election is being challenged by the APC candidate, Hope Uzodimma,the Action Alliance, AA, candidate, Uche Nwosu and the candidate of the AllProgressives Grand Alliance, APGA Ifeanyi Ararume, among others.

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2019 Guber Election: Tribunal Reaffirms Wike’s Victory - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 5, 2019
The Rivers State GovernorshipElection Petition Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital hasaffirmed Governor Nyesom Wike victory in the March 9 election.
The Tribunal dismissed the petitionby the Action Democratic Party, ADP and its Governorship candidate, VictorFingesi in the poll.
The ADP was challenging the victoryof the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the election at theTribunal.
Justice Kingsley A. Ojiako who ledthe three man petition tribunal panel sacked the petition today for lacking inmerit.
Fingesi and his party alleged thatgovernorship election did not hold in the state, following widespread violence,which was confirmed by a statement signed and circulated by the IndependentNational Election Commission, INEC, urging the court to nullify the entireelection.

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2019 Guber Elections: Ashiru, Lado, Others Approach Appeal Court - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 23, 2019
Somegovernorship candidates in the 2019 elections, have decided to press theircases further to the Appeal Court after the verdicts of the election petition tribunalsdid not go in their favour
Somecandidates who contested in the governorship polls had challenged the outcomesof the polls at the tribunals with most judgments delivered.
Itwas learnt that the petitioners are heading to the Appeal Court to contest thejudgements of the tribunals.
InKaduna, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate, Isa Ashiruis set to appeal the ruling of the tribunal which favoured the state Governor,Nasir el-Rufai.
Alsoin Katsina, Yakubu Lado Danmarke the People’s Democratic Party, PDPgovernorship candidate, through his lawyer, has shown interest to challenge theresult of the tribunal at the Appeal Court.
Thecandidate of Allied Peoples Movement’s, APM governorship candidate in the 2019election in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, has expressed hope in an appealagainst the election petitions tribunal which dismissed his petition againstGovernor Dapo Abiodun’s victory among others.

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2019 Guber Elections: Tribunal Upholds Simon Lalong’s Victory - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 2, 2019
ThePlateau Governorship Elections Petitions tribunal in Jos today affirmed theelection of Governor Simon Lalong.
JeremiahUseni of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP is challenging the election ofLalong in the March 9, governorship poll.
Useniprayed the tribunal to declare him winner of the elections alleging thedisparity in the names supplied by Governor Lalong in form CF001.
Deliveringjudgment, a panel three justices led by Justice Halima Salami, held that thepetitioners could did not adequately prove their case.
Thetribunal also held that the petitioners, failed to prove their allegation ofelectoral irregularities bothering on falsifications of results and over votingagainst Lalong and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speakingafter judgment, Pius Akuboh, SAN, Counsel to the APC and Governor Lalong,commended the tribunal for the verdict.
Alsospeaking, Counsel to Useni and the PDP, Edward Pwajok, SAN, said that they werenot satisfied with the verdict of the tribunal.

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2019 Guber Poll: Tribunal Upholds El-Rufai’s Election As Kaduna Governor - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2019
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the Kaduna State capital has upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as the duly elected governor of the State.
Delivering judgment on Monday, chairman of the 3-man panel, Justice Ibrahim Bako, says that the petitioner, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Isah Ashiru was unable to prove his allegations of massive rigging and other electoral irregularities against Governor El-Rufai, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC before the Tribunal.
Inthe petition filed before the tribunal, the PDP candidate had alleged thatirregularities trailed the conduct of the March 9, governorship election andasked the Tribunal to declare him winner of the election.
Butthe Tribunal ruled that the petitioner was unable to provide substantialevidence to prove his allegations, even as it notes that the petitioner did notpresent any factual evidence to prove INEC wrong in returning El-Rufai of theAPC as duly elected.
It however, dismissed the petitioner’s suit challenging the governorship election for lacking in merit .


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2019 Hajj: 1,645 Kaduna Pilgrims Back Home In 3 Flights - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 29, 2019
The Kaduna State Muslim PilgrimsWelfare Board has said that over one thousand six hundred pilgrims havereturned home in three flights after successful 2019 Hajj.
The Board’s Spokesman, YunusaAbdullahi said in a statement that the third flight arrived yesterday Wednesdayevening with five hundred and fifty four pilgrims. It added that the fourthflight was expected to bring more pilgrims today Thursday.
The statement explained that all thepilgrims were given five litres of Zamzam holy water each while claiming theirluggage at the Hajj Transit Camp, Mando.
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2019 Hajj: 39,075 Nigerian Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 5, 2019
The number of Nigerianpilgrims that have been airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now thirtynine thousand and seventy five.
The Command and Control Centre of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON said in a statement issued that MaxAir departed Maiduguri for Madinah with Borno state pilgrims.
Read: NAHCON Urges Pilgrims To Focus On Worship
The pilgrims who werein the 780th flight to Saudi Arabia included 320 males and 210 females.
NAHCON’s Head ofPublic Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, had reassured intending pilgrims and thegeneral public that the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims would be concluded beforeclosure of Saudi Arabian airspace, stressing that no pilgrim will be leftbehind.

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2019 Hajj: 65,000 Nigerians Among 1.8m Muslim Observed Afarat Day - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 10, 2019
More than sixty five thousandNigerian pilgrims were among the one point eight million Muslims across theworld who observed Arafat Day in Muna, Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The pilgrims used the occasion topray for themselves, their families and Nigeria.
Some pilgrims described the occasionas unique, saying it gave them the opportunity of a lifetime to pray speciallyfor peace and development in Nigeria.
The spiritual occasion has beenpeaceful with little stress in spite of the hot weather compared to previousoccasions when large crowds posed a lot of challenges for pilgrims andofficials.


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2019 Hajj: Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Board Announces Fare - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 18, 2019
Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welafre Board has announced the2019 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims from Kaduna state as approved by theNational Hajj Commission, NAHCON and the State Government.
An intending pilgrim from the state is expected to pay N1,549, 297, 9k, inclusive of 800 dollar Basic Travelling Allowance BTA.
The Overseer of the board, Imam Hussaini Suleiman Tsoho saidall intending pilgrims have up to ending of May to pay their balances asdirected by NAHCON.
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2019 Hajj: Muslim Pilgrims Perform Satan Stoning Rite - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 11, 2019
Almost twopoint five million Muslim pilgrims took part Sunday in the “stoning of thedevil”, the last major ritual of the annual hajj pilgrimage and one that has inpast years led to deadly stampedes.
The worshipperswho made their way across Mina Valley near Mecca in Western Saudi Arabia tosymbolically humiliate the devil.
Muslimtradition holds that pilgrims must throw seven stones each at a pillarrepresenting Satan on the first day of Eid al-Adha, following two days ofprayer and meditation.
The hajj,one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, this year officially drew 2.49million pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia.
Muslimstraditionally slaughter sheep for the three-day holiday in tribute to ProphetAbraham’s sacrifice of a lamb after God at the last moment spared Ishmael, hisson.


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2019 Hajj: NAHCON Beats Sept 15 Deadline, Transports Pilgrims Back Home - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON hasconcluded the transportation of pilgrims back home with the last flight NGL MaxAir, signifying the end of 2019 Hajj operations.
Head of Public Affairs of the commission, FatimaUsara, said this in a statement in Abuja.
She quoted the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer ofthe Commission, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad as expressing gratitude to the Almightyfor facilitating the successful conclusion, three days ahead of schedule.
The exercise that started on August 17th and spanned26 days, witnessed the transportation of more than 40,000 pilgrims by thecommission to Saudi Arabia in 91 trips, 50 journalists covering and about 350 medicalpersonnel, among others.
This is in addition to many officers of thecommission, who traveled to the holy land to ensured the success of theexercise.
The NAHCON boss congratulated and commendedstakeholders, such as pilgrims welfare board officials and their executives fortheir patience, dedication and support to their respective pilgrims.

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2019 Hajj: NAHCON Extends Deadline For Registration Of Intending Pilgrims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 24, 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has extended the deadline for registration of pilgrims to July 15 to enable the intending pilgrims to have opportunity to participate in the 2019 exercise.
Head of Media and Public Affairs of the commission, Fatima Usara in a statement in Abuja said the decision became necessary due to the demand from different quarters to extend the timeline for the registration.
She urged all intending pilgrims to conclude their payments and registration procedure before the said date.
Fatima also announced the downward review of the 2019 hajj fare. She said the review had led to a reduction of six hundred and twenty Saudi Arabian riyals which is equivalent to one hundred and sixty five dollars from what was contained in the 2019 hajj fare earlier announced by various states, Abuja and Armed forces.


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2019 Hajj: NAHCON Says 34, 002 Pilgrims Back Home In 70 Flights - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 6, 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has so fartransported about thirty four thousand pilgrims back home in seventy flightsfrom the kingdom of Saudi Arabia after successful completion of their 2019 hajjexercise.
According to its command and control centre in Makkah, thelatest returnees were five hundred and fifty pilgrims from Adamawa state andtwo officials of NAHCON.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah affairs andNAHCON has coordinated efforts and evacuate over eight hundred pilgrimsstranded were transported to Makkah by a private tour operator from JeddahAirport.
The private pilgrims stormed NAHCON office in Makkah andsubmitted a petition against their service providers and the airline that wassupposed to convey them back home after the completion of Hajj rites.
A pilgrim, Zaharadden Usman alleged that they were promisedin their contractual packages with the various private travel agencies thattheir maximum days of stay in Saudi Arabia will be sixteen.

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2019 Hajj: NAHCON To Begin Biometric Data Capturing Of Intending Pilgrims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria,NAHCON andthe Embassy
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have finalisedarrangements to kick off
biometric capturing of the 2019 intending pilgrimssoon.
The Head, Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, FatimaUsara, made
this known in a statement in Abuja.
Usara said the decision to commence the exercise wasreached after a
special meeting convened by the Ministry of ForeignAffairs with the
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Adnan binMahmoud Bostaji
and NAHCON, led by its Chairman, Abdullahi Muhammad.
She said the meeting discussed ways of ensuring ahitch-free biometrics
capturing exercise for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimsin view of the
readiness of both NAHCON and the Saudi Missions inNigeria to start
the exercise early to avoid last minute rush.
Usara said parties in the meeting assured that theyhad finalised all
arrangements relating to Nigerian intendingpilgrims’ registration for the
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2019 Hajj: NAHCON Urges Pilgrims To Be Security Conscious - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 19, 2019
Nigerian pilgrims to the 2019 Hajj have been advised to be security conscious as their movement from Madinah to Makkah entered second day today Friday.
Read Thia: Hajj: NAHCON Defends N1.49bn 2019 Budget Proposal
The Head of Civic Orientation, National HajjCommission of Nigeria, NAHCON Bala Umar, gave the advice while sensitising thepilgrims in Madinah.
He stressed the need for the pilgrims to alwaysinteract with the officers of the commission detailed to take care of theirwelfare, to ensure they had hitch-free Hajj.
Bala expressed satisfaction on the orderly andpeaceful conduct of the pilgrims and urged them to sustain the tempo.
He, however, told the pilgrims to always seekclarification from Hajj officers on grey areas in order to accomplish their reasonof being in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, Nigerian pilgrims have continued in theirprayers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah in an orderly manner, under thewatchful eyes of security personnel.


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2019 Hajj: NAHCON Urges Pilgrims To Focus On Worship - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2019
TheNational Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has advised Nigerian pilgrims toconcentrate on acts of worship while in Saudi Arabia.
Thecommission’s Head, Public Affairs Fatima Sanda Usara gave the advice in astatement, as the pilgrims set for the day of Arafah on Saturday, August 10.
Fatima, who also counselled the pilgrims to follow guidelines of their respective pilgrims’ welfare boards or Tour Operator Companies, admonished them to abide by rules and regulations of Saudi Arabia, especially on crowd control.
Read: NAHCON Pledges To Meet Aug. 6 Deadline For Pilgrims’ Airlift
TheCommission’s Spokesperson also warned the pilgrims to desist from joining anygroup or organization from any part of the world that intends to holdpolitical/religious demonstrations or campaigns.
Shesaid the warning was necessary considering that Hajj season is approaching itspeak, a time when pilgrims from several nations of the world converge tofulfill the fifth pillar of Islam.

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2019 HAJJ: Nigerian Pilgrim Dies In Saudi Arabia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 31, 2019
An elderly female Nigerian pilgrim from Sokoto Statehas died in Madinah, Saudi Arabia few days to the commencement of 2019 Hajjrites.
Head of Medical team, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, Hamidu Liman, made this known while speaking with journalists in Madinah on Tuesday.
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Liman, who did not identify the deceased, said shehad an ailment before embarking on the trip, but later referred to Al Ansarhospital, Madinah, where she died, four days ago.
According to Liman, the deceased was buried inMadinah after her family was contacted.
He advised intending pilgrims to do exerciseregularly right from home and assess the status of their health beforeembarking on pilgrimage, which he said is a rigorous exercise that requires alot of movement and trekking.
The latest death brought to two the number of Nigerian pilgrims who had died in Saudi Arabia. A female Katsina pilgrim had earlier died in her sleep in Makkah last week from myocardial infarction which is secondary to hypertensive heart disease.


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2019 Hajj: Nigerians In Saudi Arabia Pray For Peace, Development - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2019
Thousandsof intending pilgrims from all nations, including Nigerians, trooped to theProphet’s holy Mosque in Madinah to offer special prayers for peace anddevelopment.
Speakingin Madinah after observing his prayer, an intending pilgrim from Lagos State,Ismail Aminu said no price was too much in worshiping God. He vowed to maximisethe opportunity provided by the Hajj to pray for the peace, blessing anddevelopment of Nigeria in all ramifications.
Oncrime, he stressed the need for peace and reduction in the rate of killings andkidnapping, among others, but commended some states and the Federal Governmentfor checking the menace.
Alsointending pilgrims from Katsina, Kano, Kano and Lagos States have arrivedMadinah to commence prayers and visit the grave of Prophet Muhammad, amongother rites, before moving to Makkah in continuation of the ritual.
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2019 Hajj: Official Confirms 1,091 Kaduna Pilgrims Return From Saudi Arabia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2019
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said over one thousand Kaduna pilgrims had returned from Saudi Arabia after performing 2019 Hajj.
The Board Spokesman Yunusa Abdullahi announced the arrival of second batch of the state’s pilgrims in a statement issued in Kaduna.
He said the airline carrying the pilgrims arrived Kaduna International Airport with over five hundred forty pilgrims, while five hundred and forty six had earlier arrived.
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2019 Hajj: Operations Will Be ICT-Driven – NAHCON - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 25, 2019
The Acting Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, Abdullahi Muhammad, said the 2019 Hajj operations will be driven by Information Communications Technology ICT to enable the commission have smooth execution of 2019 operation.
Muhammad said this today at the National Mosque in Abuja during the stakeholders’ meeting and presentation of awards to stakeholders who performed credibly during the 2018 hajj operation.
The event came ahead of 2019 Hajj operations which commences early next month.
The acting chairman said the move also became necessary for effective monitoring of hajj activities and to ensure that pilgrims get value for their money.
According to Muhammad, the innovation will also ensure that pilgrims who genuinely pay hajj fare through their respective Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, or other hajj licensed operation agencies were not denied the opportunity to perform Hajj.
Muhammad commended Presidents Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate and House of Representatives for their tremendous supports for the success of the hajj operations.


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2019 Hajj: President Buhari Felicitates With Pilgrims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2019
President Muhammadu Buharifelicitates with the 2019 Nigerian pilgrims over the successful completion oftheir Hajj rites and the Eid-el-Kabeer celebrations.
Buhari also condoles with families,government, pilgrims and Hajj officials over the death of some pilgrims in thisyear’s exercise.
The Chairman, National HajjCommission of Nigeria, NAHCON Abdullahi Muhammad, who represented the Presidentat the occasion in Muna called on the pilgrims to intensify prayers for Nigeriato overcome all its socio-economic, political and security challenges.
In their address of welcome, theChairman, Kano State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdullahi Pakistan and theSecretary Muhammad Danbatta, expressed happiness over the performance of NAHCONin this year’s hajj.
They particularly commended NAHCONfor its efforts to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Kano State Pilgrims inthe areas of accommodation, transportation and other facilities to ease theirHajj rites.


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2019: INEC Clears Zamfara APC To Participate In Elections - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2019
The Independent National ElectoralCommission, INEC on Friday said candidates of the All Progressives Congress,APC will participate in the National Assembly, governorship and state House ofAssembly elections in Zamfara state.
A statement signed by Chairman ofthe Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye on Fridaysaid the decision was reached after a judgment by the Court of Appeal in Abujaon Thursday.
In same vein, The Chairman of theAPC in Zamfara State, Lawal Liman, has lauded the judgement delivered by theAppeal Court Abuja Division on the party’s primary elections in the state.
Liman, who made the commendationwhile speaking to newsmen in Gusau on Friday, described the party’s victory asa welcome development.


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2019: INEC Declares Plateau, Sokoto, Adamawa, Bauchi Governorship Polls Inconclusive - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 11, 2019
The IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC says the Adamawa state Governorshipelection is inconclusive and a new date for the rerun election would beannounced.
The Returning OfficerAndrew Haruna confirmed the development at the governorship election collationcentre in Yola on Monday.
Similarly INECdeclared of Sokoto state inconclusive. It said the decision was because 75,403votes were cancelled which were higher than 3, 413 margin difference.
A report from Jos saidthe commission has also declared the governorship elections in Plateau stateinclusive.
Also in Bauchi statethe governorship election has been declared inconclusive on Monday.


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2019 International Labour Conference: ILO Urges Nigeria To Use Its Position To Influence Decisions For Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 15, 2019
The International Labour Organisation ILO has urged Nigeria to use its position on the Governing Board of the organisation to influence decisions for the good of African continent.
ILO Country Director in Nigeria, Dennis Zulu, gave the advice at a two-day preparatory meeting and ILO Centenary Symposium for delegates attending the 2019 International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in Abuja.
The 108th Session of the ILC will commence from June 10th to 21st in Geneva, Switzerland, with the theme: “Advancing Social Justice and Promoting Decent Work’’.
According to him, Nigeria is very important on the ILO governing body and also Nigeria counts significantly with the highest number of workers across the continent of Africa.
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Ayuba Wabba said the preparatory meeting was to make sure that Nigerian delegates were well prepared to participate effectively during the conference.


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2019 ITTF Team World Cup: Nigeria May Draw Top Seeds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 5, 2019
Nigeria may be pitched against top seeded teams likeChina, Germany, Japan and South Korea as the draws for the 2019 ITTF Team WorldCup hold today.
Nigeria is making a return to the competition aftertheir last appearance in 2010 as Egypt has always been flying the continentflag at the tournament with the North Africa finishing third in 2013 in China.
For Nigeria to secure the slot, it was victory overrivals Egypt at the final hurdle of the 2018 ITTF African Championships thathanded the West Africa powerhouse its ticket as Africa’s representative.
From the global rating, China, Germany, Japan andSouth Korea and the top four teams in the world and the 12 participating teamsare expected to be drawn into three groups of three countries each.
From the format of the draws, the top four teamswill be drawn into the four groups, while countries like Nigeria will berandomly selected to any of the group.
Apart from Nigeria, China and Germany, who areAfrican, Asian and European champions, other continental leaders listed areBrazil, Australia and United States.

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2019 May Day: PDP Salutes Nigerian Workers, Warns Against Unproductiveness - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 1, 2019
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has hailed allNigerian workers for their service towards the stability and development of thecountry at the 2019 May Day celebration.
The party in a statement issued by its NationalPublicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan acknowledged the patriotism andresilience, despite the economic challenges in the country.
The party also acknowledges the patriotism andresilience of the workers, particularly for remaining steadfast to the courseof nation-building, in spite of the harsh economic conditions foisted on them.
They urged the workers to avoid unproductivenesswith the new N30, 000 minimum wage recently approved by the President MuhammaduBuhari-led Federal Government.The party also urged the federal government tocreate a good working condition, establish a capacity building and rewardsystem.


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2019: Minister Describes Poll As Credible, Fair - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 25, 2019
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the 2019 general elections as free, fair and credible.
Mohammed stated this while featured on the political segment of the Network Service of Radio Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that his position was based on the verdicts of both domestic and international observers on the outcome of the elections.
Mohammed further said that any contrary opinion by anybody or political party would be to swim against the tide.
The minister also said that an international media outfits such as New York Times had described President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 general election as `a referendum on integrity’
He said that his personal observation during the election both as a participant and mover also showed that it was free, fair and credible.
The minister stated that all candidates that participated in the polls had the right to challenge its outcome at the Election Petitions Tribunal, adding that any action taken by any aggrieved party to de-legitimise the election outside the tribunal would amount to self-help.


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2019: Nigeria Welcomes EU Suggestions On Improving Elections In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 16, 2019
The Presidency has welcomed the report of the European Union, EU on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, promising to analyse it fully and act on the recommendations in the best interest of the country.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this position known in a statement in Abuja.
Shehu noted that the EU observers were invited to the country by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and welcomed by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He stated that this action was a clear indication of the administration’s good intentions, commitment to a pure democratic process and desire to improve on the next elections.
The EU noted in their report that there were marked improvements from previous elections, although stating that more work needed to be done.
While it is regretted that the elections in a few parts of the country witnessed some violence, among other shortcomings highlighted by the EU, Shehu noted however that none of these hitches affected the overall outcome of the elections.


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2019: No More Campaigns, Collection Of PVCs — INEC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 17, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says there is no more room for political campaigns or collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs in spite of the postponement of elections by one week.
The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, made this knownat the Commission’s meeting with stakeholders in Abuja.
Yakubu said that the deadline for the collection of PVCs and election campaigns by political parties according to the election timetable had passed.
On why the Commission did not consult party leadersbefore adjusting the dates, Yakubu said that it was due to the urgency,pointing out that Section 36 of the Electoral Act empowers INEC to do so.
Yakubu while answering a question on why the Commissionwaited till about 3am on Saturday before postponing the elections, said that upuntil 2am the Commission was still hopeful that elections would hold asscheduled.

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2019: NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against Accepting Gratification - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 12, 2019
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Major-General Suleiman Kazaure has warned corps members against accepting gratification  during the conduct of the general elections.
Kazaure gave the warning at Kaltungo while addressing corps members who are to serve as Independent National Electoral Commission ad-hoc staff at Billiri and Kaltungo Local Government Areas of the state.
The director-general, who was represented by the State Coordinator, NYSC, David Markson said that any corps member found guilty would face the law and it would affect his or her future.
He advised them to be security conscious and observant.
Kazaure assured them that INEC and security agencies had made adequate arrangements to take care of their welfare and safety.
The NYSC boss commended the corps members for their contribution to nation building and for accepting to serve during the 2019 general elections.